 afireinside96 (390), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 1, 2008
Rating #300 for me. 355ml brown bottle served in an English pint glass. Pours black with a big creamy brown head. Smells of espresso, chocolate, licorice, and a hint of cereal grains. Deep smooth roasted flavor with some bitterness but not overbearing. Finishes clean and bitter with a bit of booze and chalkiness. Not a very complex example of an RIS but still very good.
greenmanalishi (199), Leicestershire, England
Aug 19, 2008 mmmmm...pours next-to-black with a small, non-lasting tan/hint of rose colour head. aroma is centered around roasted malts. flavour is treacle and other stout staples but they are both balanced and well-defined here. smooth and lingering to the mouth.
uhre (231), Denmark
Aug 18, 2008 A dark beer with a bit of red and a little head. Aroma of caramel, prunes and roasted barley. The flavor is similar, but could need a bit more alcohol.
cluny6 (61), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Aug 17, 2008 Pours pitch black with small tanhead that reminds me of a pancacke batter that’s been in the pan for a minute or so. Like when the batter starts to get cook and bubbles ip, before flipping. The aroma is very chocolaty and some alcohol is noticeable. The taste is of bittersweet chocolate. Nice hop aftertaste. Good alcohol balance. moderate carbonation, creamy and silky.
Overall A
nbutler11 (108), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Aug 13, 2008 Poured pitch black from the bottle with a soapy tan head that took its time to receed. I swear this smells like a Pilsner and tastes like a bale of hay floating in a vat of coffee. Flat, almost skunky, with faint carbonation. As far as Imperial Stouts go, this is embarrassing.
Boesky (39), Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Aug 11, 2008 12oz. Bottle, approx. 2004.
Wow! This was exquisite. SS Impy Stout, aged lovingly in my cool mid-west basement for 4+ years. Very little carbonation left, but a lovely, sweet nose redolent of caramel, molasses and dark malt. Mouth-feel is rich and creamy, with the burnt malt character shining through. Sweet, yet dry finish, not unlike a fine Port. Doesn’t leave the impression of alcohol that’s so often present in American-style Impy Stouts. Very complex. Wonderful fresh, but an excellent beer to age carefully (given the #*^#@! clear bottle).
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